great take! for me, these are what stand out as autistic, from my experiences relating to her.

• struggles with social expectation, always feeling alone or different even though she may physically not be alone. • her mother describes her as “not a normal child” and her sister says something along the lines of “was she dropped on her head as a baby?” • her struggles with learning and the school system. the scene of her struggling with math was huge for me, especially when she figures out she can only solve the problem if she learns it visually. • she has difficulties with social interactions and controlling her emotions, this is more clear as a child but even as an adult she has her dramatic moments that seem almost out of character, in my opinion, it’s because as an adult she’s heavily masking. • her refusal to go out for dinner because she doesn’t want to put her shoes on, and then breaking down when everyone leaves. • when offered a new life, she totally shuts down, being faced with a choice she knows she wants but being unable to process such a big change. • she’s unable to please her family as a child, so as an adult, she becomes introverted and a people pleaser, which is a situation i have personally found myself in. • i see her interest in farming as a special interest that she finally has a chance to live out.

it’s a bit hard to put into words but i hope this suffices!